Reconstruction:Old Dutch/colmesa

This Old Dutch entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kolamaisā. Equivalent to *col (“coal”) +‎ *mēsa (“titmouse”).

Noun

*colmēsa f

1. coal tit

Inflection

Declension of *colmēsa (feminine ō/ōn-stem noun)

case	singular	plural
nominative	*colmēsa	*colmēsa, *colmēson
accusative	*colmēsa, *colmēson	*colmēsa, *colmēson
genitive	*colmēson	*colmēsono
dative	*colmēson	*colmēson

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: cōolmêse
  • Dutch: koolmees